Family and friends will honor the life of former Illinois Governor George Ryan at a memorial service on Thursday. Ryan died ...

A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with ...

George Ryan, who served as Illinois secretary of state, Illinoia House speaker, lieutenant governor and ultimately governor, ...

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. He served prison time for federal corruption charges.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet ...

George Ryan is best known for declaring a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2000 that eventually led to its abolition.

A Republican and former pharmacist, he cleared the state’s death row and imposed a moratorium on capital punishment. He was ...

Kankakee residents joined Illinois political veterans to honor former Gov. George Ryan at a funeral service on Thursday.

Funeral arrangements were announced Sunday for former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who died last week. Visitation will be held ...

A funeral was held Thursday for the late former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. He died last Friday at the age of 91. He was ...

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan, who served as Governor from 1999-2003 and also held positions as Secretary of State and ...